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"Analysis of the Caudate Nucleus Transcriptome in Individuals With Schizophrenia Highlights Effects of Antipsychotics and New Risk Genes." Nature Neuroscience (First published: November 01, 2022 ...
Caudate Segmentation Evaluation (CAUSE07) We submitted results with our multi-structure, multi-atlas variant of FS+LDDMM (currently under review) to the ongoing caudate segmentation evaluation, ...
Normally, the head of the caudate nucleus acts like the brake pedal on a car, suppressing the original 'worry' signals sent by the OFC to the thalamus. This prevents the thalamus from becoming ...
This finding exemplifies the profound destruction of the caudate that occurs in HD. CAG repeats in the HTT gene expanded somatically from 40 to over 500 in SPNs.
"By combining imaging data with measurements from these sensors, we observed a clear link between dopamine function in the caudate nucleus and global severity of resting tremor", continues ...
The Canadian study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, shows that video game players rely on the reward system of the brain, an area known as the caudate nucleus in order to ...